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Ron Francis has big hopes as GM of Seattle's new NHL club

Ron Francis has all kinds of eye-popping statistics attached to his Hall of Fame career. He averaged more than point a game, ...

Hurricanes to match Montreal's offer sheet for Aho

The Carolina Hurricanes are keeping star forward Sebastian Aho and say they will match the $42 million offer sheet the ...

The Latest: Canadiens tender offer sheet to Carolina's Aho

The Latest on NHL free agency (all times Eastern): 2:45 p.m. The Montreal Canadiens have tendered an offer sheet to Carolina ...

Craig Berube

Blues sign coach Craig Berube to 3-year contract extension

The Blues made official Tuesday what everyone had expected the moment Craig Berube led St. Louis to a remarkable turnaround ...

Devils introduce Jack Hughes to New Jersey after big week

The Devils introduced No. 1 overall pick Jack Hughes to New Jersey on Tuesday — even though he is already sharing the ...

Salary cap-related trades overshadow 2nd day of NHL draft

The traditional team-by-team roll call to open the second day of the NHL draft hadn't yet begun when the league's looming ...

Devil of a deal: New Jersey lands P.K. Subban from Nashville

The revamp of the New Jersey Devils now includes one of the top defensemen in the NHL to go along with No. 1 overall draft ...

The Latest: J.T. Miller traded to Vancouver

The Latest on the NHL draft (all times local): 11:15 a.m. The Vancouver Canucks have acquired center J.T. Miller in a trade ...

Devils select US center Hughes with 1st pick in NHL draft

The first round of the NHL draft wasn't so much unpredictable as the game is becoming more international. That was Dallas ...

Shero has a Devil of an NHL draft decision: Hughes or Kakko

New Jersey Devils general manager Ray Shero doesn't mind keeping everyone waiting one more day before revealing whether he ...

The Latest: Tampa Bay's Nikita Kucherov wins Hart Trophy

The Latest on the NHL Awards show (all times local): 7:20 p.m. Nikita Kucherov of the Tampa Bay Lightning has won the Hart ...

Flyers' 'win-now' offseason continues with Hayes signing

Kevin Hayes watched with significant interest as the Philadelphia Flyers made moves to get better right away. Then he signed ...

Follow the money: Salary cap could spawn NHL trade frenzy

Matt Niskanen wasn't totally shocked when the Washington Capitals traded him to Philadelphia last week. One look at their ...

Sabres' Skinner tells AP he welcomes higher expectations

Forward Jeff Skinner is both grateful and motivated by the new contract he signed to remain a member of the Buffalo Sabres ...

Special team: Blues penalty kill has them on verge of Cup

Something is missing from Boston's power play. The uninterrupted puck movement and cross-ice passes to a wide-open David ...

NHL clears Capitals' Kuznetsov over video showing powder

The NHL said Friday it has closed its review of Capitals star Evgeny Kuznetsov and a now-deleted video on social media that ...

Coming home: Davidson to run Rangers, leaves Blue Jackets

John Davidson is going back to the New York Rangers organization he has been synonymous with for much of his hockey career.

Tuukka Rask, John Moore

Bruins sweep Hurricanes to reach Stanley Cup Final

Boston's top line kept finding ways to score, especially on the power play. With a chance to clinch another series, Tuukka ...

Brett Pesce, Jordan Staal, Brad Marchand, Patrice Bergeron

Bruins beat Carolina 2-1, take 3-0 series lead

Tuukka Rask and the Boston Bruins stood tall during an early deluge of shots and penalties, patiently waiting for their ...

Curtis McElhinney, Justin Faulk, Anders Lee, Jordan Eberle

Carolina starts McElhinney in Game 3 vs Bruins

The Carolina Hurricanes are changing starting goalies, going with Curtis McElhinney for Game 3 of the Eastern Conference ...